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31. ἐχάρησαν ἐπὶ τῇ παρακλήσει, rejoiced for the consolation. Barnabas (υἱὸς παρακλήσεως, Act 4:36) was a fit member of such an embassy. The consolation would be felt both by Jews and Gentiles, by the former because they now knew how much was to be asked of their Gentile fellow-worshippers, by the latter because they were declared free from the yoke of Jewish observances. The noun very often signifies exhortation, but that sense is neither so apt here, nor is it borne out by the character of the letter, which sets forth a ground of peace and comfort, but is not hortatory.